The 2023 Chronicle

TRANSPORT Denver Kalika, (Dip) Fleet Mgmt, (AdvDip) Bus Mgmt, (Hons) Bus Mgmt: Transport Controller Nirvana Naicker, Transport Coordinator

Robert Duma, Driver Nkosinomusa Mahlaba, Driver

Thula Sikakane, Driver Victor Thwala, Driver Steven Zuma, Driver

Jack Ndlela, Head Driver Cornelius Sithole, Driver

TRIBUTES TO STAFF LEAVING AFTER MORE THAN TEN YEARS OF SERVICE

EMMOLITE ZUMA FARWELL LAUNDRY t saddens me to wish Emmolite a farewell after working at the laundry for 16 years. She has been such a wonderful employee and it was great working with her. September 2022 was such a challenging year for her, when she was not well, but I am glad that she is much better now. Emmolite, all I can say to you is: go well, and you will definitely be missed, especially your smile. I

JANE MLOTSHWA LAUNDRY

years. One of the remarkable things that I will miss from her is the fact that she was very clean, and she never complained about her work. We had a challenging time with Gugu last year when she wasn’t well, and God has been faithful in her life. Somehow, she got better, and this year was the best year, and she has never been ill at all.

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ane worked in the laundry for 31 years! She is such a wonderful person with a lot of integrity. She respected her job so much and was always very dedicated. I’ve learned a lot from you, Jane, especially your humbleness. You will surely be missed. Just remember that retirement is time to enjoy all the things you never had time to do when you worked. Enjoy each moment, and stay young at heart and kind in spirit.

The Rector’s reception will not be the same without you, Gugu.

To you, Ma Gugu: a retirement is wonderful; it is doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it. Enjoy your stay at home, and may the favour and the blessing of the Lord be upon you all the days of your life. We will miss you.

Written by Happy Nzima

GUGU HADEBE HOUSEKEEPING

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May the Lord bless you.

have so much to say about Gugu Hadebe, a granny with a forever smile. She has been with housekeeping for 14

Written by Happy Nzima

Written by Happy Nzima

D FLORENCE (FLO) JALI (Michaelhoue 1986-2023) uring May, we held a memorial service in our Chapel for Florence (Flo) Jali who was employed at Michaelhouse for a remarkable 37 years, latterly in the Indoor Centre area as a cleaner. Flo was much-loved and respected by her colleagues and by the boys who grew to know her as she cheerfully engaged with her tasks. It was only about 10 days before her death that she felt ill and a medical investigation revealed an aggressive form of cancer. We are immensely saddened by the untimely passing of Flo and this causes us to reflect on how life, which seems so certain and predictable for most people on a day to day basis, can be taken away so unexpectedly. We can never take the gift of life for granted and this underlines the importance of living each day to the full. We look to Flo’s example and remain ever-grateful to Flo for living her life to the full and serving the Michaelhouse community with such dedication. Flo Jali will forever be threaded into the tapestry of this beautiful school.

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